[ network ] turkey testicles

[earthshine]

Who: Takashi Shirogane
Username: Blam
Warnings: Talk of consuming animal parts ( turkey testicles )

[ so, about those turkey testicle festival fliers popping up… he should be embarrassed that this is his first contribution to the adi network, but, well, curiosity? ]

Has anyone else seen the ads for the event happening at the Bottoms Up bar this weekend? Better yet, is anyone going?
I didn’t realize turkey testicles were a thing across the country. Arizona had a big annual event when I lived there.

[ which doesn’t necessarily mean current arizona dabbles in the double-t festival. ugh. timelines. alternate realities. his brain is complaining. ]

People back home took it pretty seriously.
Anyway. All of this to say: is anyone braving a taste?
I promise they aren’t terrible.

[ ringing endorsement. ]

( ooc; keith will be posting a log for this… soon right here. )

Comments

un: NO

[marmoron]

[ he's seen the fliers around town. kinda hard to unsee anything that reads turkey testicle festival, really. but what's this? ]

wait.
you've eaten turkey balls?

[earthshine]

[ … don’t judge him. ]

Yes?
Pretty sure it’s part of the initiation process. You know, you’re not a true Arizonian until you’ve gobbled the gobbler’s balls.

[marmoron]

[ "gobbled the gobbler's balls. that is... such a phrase, why did you breathe life into it, shiro..... ]

i'd believe that about fried rattler
turkey bits just sounds like you got hazed by folks at the garrison
they could have at least taken you out for turkey nuggets instead.
my dad used to take me when i was a kid.

1/2

[earthshine]

[ that was a hilarious play on words, c’mon keith, appreciate shiro’s wit. ]

First off, the Garrison banned all manners of hazing.
Second, no one would have dared haze the likes of me.
Third, the nonexistent hazing would have involved coyotes, not turkeys.

done.

[earthshine]

[ but hey.
one last text. just know shiro is squinting. ]

Turkey nuggets.
Where did he take you to get them?

un: Aberration

[aelwyn_aberration]

NO??

[earthshine]

[ COME ON AELWYN. ]

Really?
You’re not the slightest bit curious?

[aelwyn_aberration]

In eating a turkey's testicles? No??

That sounds disgusting. Under no circumstances.

[earthshine]

[ well now it’s a challenge to change her mind. ]

Have to say I’m surprised.
Out of everyone, I thought for sure you’d have the guts to try it.

[bossyboiler]

I think I'll pass. That sounds gross.

[earthshine]

[ gross? blasphemy! ]

They’re better than you’d think!
Usually, they’re served deep-fried. What isn’t good deep-fried?

[bossyboiler]

Most things are good deep-fried but I still don't want to eat testicles.

un: clay

[thatsreallygreat]

im a vegetarian
but here for moral support

[earthshine]

[ alright. valid reason to chicken out on the turkey. shiro will allow it. ]

Oh yeah?
Guess I don’t have to size you up as competition for the eating contest.
I feel better about my chances.

[thatsreallygreat]

i'm 7 feet tall

[Just in case Shiro... still wanted to size him up. What a weird phrase.]

i didn't know turkeys had testicles

[Learning something new every day!]

[earthshine]

[ caduceus… no.
no, that wasn’t meant literally…
shiro’s humor is so underappreciated. pout. ]

Oh.
Yeah they do. Not anywhere any of us can see.
They’re inside the bird’s abdominal cavity.

[ … why does he know this. ]

un: max

[carmesi]

not a fan of the idea, but it makes sense people would eat it. better than letting anything go to waste.

hard pass though.

[earthshine]

[ but wandaaaaa. ]

Not even one?
They’re not all that bad.

[ … he keeps saying this. texting this? apparently, he’s the turkey testicle advocate now. ]

A bit soft and gooey on the inside, but fried up, they’re similar to a chicken nugget. Dip it in hot sauce or ranch and you won’t be able to tell the difference.

[carmesi]

"not all that bad" does not inspire a lot of confidence personally.

[takashi "turkey testicle advocate" shirogane omg]

it is not like nuggets are a preference either.
you americans have strange food traditions. if i have to use a dipping sauce to ignore what it is, isn't that telling of it not being good?

un: blomblossom

[romelle]

Since it seems the other responses have the 'no, thank you' part covered very well, allow me to move to the next stage:

WHY?

[earthshine]

[ listen. shiro doesn’t know the history behind the first turkey testicle tasting. or who would even think to eat one. two.
… but that would be interesting to google later.
note to self. ]

Some types of animal testicles are seen as a delicacy.
I don’t know how it came about exactly but these turkey testicle festivals tend to follow the Thanksgiving holiday. It’s practically tradition in some parts of the country.

[ apparently. and here he thought the arizona boonies had dibs. ]

Guess after eating the other parts of the bird, someone had the bright idea to deep fry the extra bits and center a party around daring people to eat them.
Like I said, some people get really into it.

[romelle]

So it is a matter of not wasting leftovers?

A horrendous amount of these 'turkeys' are eaten earlier in the month so there is a sense of respect to them in not simply throwing away their parts?

That is far more sensible than I had expected! My answer to trying them might still be no though...

un: strange

[sorser]

[Now a proper reply!!]

Looks like you’re forming an echo chamber of “thanks, but no thanks.”

To be fair, I’ve seen stranger.

[No…pun…intended.]

[earthshine]

[ just know, that this pun is highly appreciated.
dr. strange is strangely hilarious. ]

Seems so.
In that case, it falls on you to break the trend.
Are you up to trying one?

[sorser]

And since when it breaking the trend my responsibility? Sure you’re not just desperate for attendees?